Kingston Digital Expands USB 3.0 Flash Drive Product Line

There’s no doubt that USB 3.0 is the future.. too bad there’s not many boards with it yet. I’ve got one but it has one header and two ports but yet it has 12 USB 2.0 ports on it?!

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the Kingston®DataTraveler® Elite 3.0. DataTraveler Elite 3.0 (Kingston part #: DTE30/xxGB) is based on the USB 3.0 standard and is an economical choice for consumers looking for fast data transfers, enabling users to store and transfer their digital library quickly.

“As consumers store and carry more HD video, digital artwork, music and presentations, faster devices are required to keep pace with one’s digital lifestyle,” said Andrew Ewing, Flash memory business manager, Kingston. “With more PCs shipping with USB 3.0 ports, the new DataTraveler Elite adds to Kingston’s USB 3.0 family and is the perfect solution for those who require faster transfer speeds without breaking the budget.”

DataTraveler Elite 3.0 helps consumers save time. For example, in internal testing, DataTraveler Elite 3.0 was approximately two times faster than a standard USB 2.0 Flash drive copying over 22GB worth of data. The testing was done with a single Blu-ray™ movie, over 10,000 photos and more than 4,000 songs.

DataTraveler Elite 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, DataTraveler Elite 3.0 features a sleek, capless and retractable design to protect the USB connector, allowing users to keep the drive with them at all times as it can be easily attached to a key ring or lanyard.

Kingston’s DataTraveler Elite 3.0 is backed by a five-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability. For more information visit www.kingston.com.

Kingston DataTraveler Elite 3.0 Features and Specifications:

Capacities*: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB

Speed**:

USB 3.0: 70MB/s read, 30MB/s write;

USB 2.0: 30MB/s read, 25MB/s write

Dimensions: 2.7185″ x 0.8504″ x 0.437″ (69.05mm x 21.6mm x 11.1mm)

Operating Temperature: 32° to 140°F (0° to 60°C)

Storage Temperature: -4° to 185°F (-20° to 85°C)

Warranty: 5 years

* Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston’s Flash Guide at kingston.com/flash_memory_guide.